Autographic register.



T. F. SGHIRMER.

AUTOGRAPHIG REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED 00129, 1912.

Patented Aug. 11, 1914;

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1- '7 T. F. SGHIRME'R.

AUTOGRAPHIG REGISTER.

APPLIOA'IIIQN mun 00m 1912.

Patented Aug. '11, 1914.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THEODORE F. SCHIRMER, QF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A'CORPORATION OF OHIO.

AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 11,- 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE F. SoHIR- MER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certaln new and useful Improvements in Autographic Registers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable.

others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accom anying drawings, and to the letters and gures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in autographic registers.

The object of the invention is to provide certain improvements relating to the feeding mechanism for the paper strips upon which the usual notations, entries, etc., are made; to provide certain improved rewinding mechanism for the record strip, and to otherwise improve the mechanism in the manner to be seen from the specification and claim to follow.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which illustrate my improved autographlc register, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the same with parts broken away; Fig. 2 is a section on the line aa of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section on the line cc of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a section on the line b?) of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional detail view of the paper feeding mechanism; Fig. 6 is a detail view of one of the arms for the paper feeding mechanism; Fig. 7 is a detail View of a portion of the record rewinding mechanism, Fig. 8 is a reduced view of a portion of the perforated paper strips, and Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view of the means for holding the roll spindle in position.

In the specification and drawing, similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts.

The frame of the machine consists of a base plate 1 to which is attached sides 22 and an end 3. Mounted on said sides is a top 4 provided with the usual'opening 5 under which is mounted a table 6 supported by the sides and through which access is had to the paper strips for notations. Also mounted on the sides is a?forward top plate 6 between whichand the top'4, the paper strips are fed from the interior of themachine.

There are thrw paper strips 7, 8 and 9 wh1ch are unwound from rolls 10, 11 and 12 mounted on spindles 13 supported bythe sides 22. The said paper strips extend over guide rollers 14 and between the top 4 and table 6, and are accessible through the openlng 5 for the purpose of writing thereon, as before stated. Any suitable and well known type of manifold copy device may be provided. The paper strips 8 and 9 may contain printed forms and are provided with perforations 15 along their edges as is shown in Fig.8. These strips 8 and 9 pass over a large roller 16 and out of the ma chine through the opening formed between the top 4 and the plate 6*. The perforations 15 receive pins 17 on the roller 16 as the latter is rotated, and said strips are prevented from risin from said pins by arms 18 which extend rigldly from the top 4 as is shown in detail in Fig. ,6. The arms 18 are bifurcated to straddle the pins 17 on the ends of the roller 16 and are suitably spaced from said roller to avoid exerting any pressure thereagainst. The positions of said arms are adjacent to the point of egress of the sheets from the machine and owing to their form they permit the top or cover 4 to fit closely in position relatively to the forward top section 6*. The point where the paper strips emerge from the machine is where said strips are most liable to leave the pins 17 and crumple up and retard a proper feed-of .the paper. Therefore, in locating the rigid arms 18 at such point, the difliculty is overcome, the roller is not resisted in its rotation and the top or cover 4 is enabled to lie snugly in position. The roller 16 is mounted on a shaft 19 journaled in the sides 2, and the same is provided with a crank 20 on its outer end for rotation. The diameter of said roll 16' is equal to the length of the paper strips that are fed at-each operation.

To limit the rotation of the roll 16 to the extent of one revolution which is sufficient to feed a definite length of strip, the following well known expedient is provided. Mounted on one of the sides 2 is a boss 21 which receives a spring-controlled pin 22. When the pin 21 is in a normal position it lies in the path of the crank 20, thereby preventing the crank 20 and roll 16 being rotated. To permit said pin 21 to be moved out of th path of the crank 20 to enable the roll to be rotated, the said pin is provided with a projection 23 which is adapted to be engagedv by the thumb of the hand which grasps the crank. When the pin 22 is moved out of the path of the crank by the thumb, the said crank and the roll 16 may then be rotated. Durin the rotation of the crank, the in 22 moves 1nto the path of said crank, so t at, when the crank and roll have made a complete revolution, the further movement thereof is arrested by the pin 22. The record strip 7, which is of less width than the strips 8 and 9, does not pass over the roll 16 and out of the machine, but is stored within the machine. The said record stri 7, after passing over the table 6, ex-

ten s around a roller 24 and down between feed rollers 25 and 26. The end of said strip 7 is attached to a winding roller 27 around which the paper strip is wound.

Owing to the large feed roller 16 being mounted in advance of the feed rollers .25 and 26, the record strip 7 is not required to pass'over said feed rollers 16, therefore, at no time can it be inadvertently fed out ofithe machine. The roller 25 is mounted on a shaft 30 journaled in the sides 22. The said roller 25 is driven from the roller 16 through gears 31 and 32 attached to rollers 16 and 25, respectively, and gears 33 and 34 .30 pivoted on one of the side members 22.

The ratio of the gearing 32, 33, 34 and 31 is such that the record strip 7 is fed a shorter distance than the strips 8 and 9, thereby economizing in the use of paper for 35 therecord, as we have seen the printed strips 8 and 9 contain headings with which the record strip is not provided. The other roller 26, which is the pressure roll, is mounted on a shaft 35, the endsof which v extend into pockets 36 on the inner sides of the sides 22. The pqckets 36 are each provided with a spring 3?..which exerts a force to press the rollersj2 5and 26 together so that they may properly grip the paper.

. To spread the feed rollers'25 and 26 to permit the paper strip 7 to beinserted between the same, the following device is provided. Pivoted to the inner side of the sides 22 at 38 are levers '39 which engage shaft 35 .55 of the pressure roll 26. The levers 39 are adapted to'be engaged by projections 40 extending from a shaft 41 journaled in the sides 22. One end'of the shaft 41 is provided with an arm |42 which is mounted on the outside of the machine. When said arm 42 is depressed, the shaft 4 is rocked and the levers 39 will disengage the rollers 25 and 26. The shaft 41 is also provided with a projection 43 in operative relation with a .60 sliding member 44. The member 44 is mounted on one of the sides 22 and is providedwith elongated recesses 45 which receive pins 46 extending from the sides 2--2. The length .of' the recesses 45 are such that the extent of the rocking movement ofthe shaft 41 is limited by recesses and pins. The extent of permissible movement imparted to the shaft 41 is sufiicient only to move the projections 40 slightly past center, thereby holding the rollers 25 and 26in an opened position which is a well known expedient and needs no further description. The sliding member 44 also engages a 'door 47 pivoted at 48- to the side members 22 and provided with a lock 49. 'When the door 47 is closed, the shaft 41 is rocked against rotation which permits the rollers 25 and 26 to'he disengaged only when the door 47 is opened. The arrangement is such that, when the door is closed, the engagement between the said door 47 and the member 44, will rock the shaft 41 to place the rollers 25 and 26 in engagement. It is, therefore, impossible for the rollers 25 and 26 to be disengaged when the door 47 is closed. The roller 27 is mounted on a spindle 50 supported in the side plates 22. The spindle 50 is provided with a recess 51 adapted to receive the recessed end of a member 52 slidingly mounted on one .of the sides 22. When the end of the member 52" lies. in the recess 51, the spindle 50 is prevented from moving longitudinally. The sliding member 52 is adapted to be engaged by the door 47 when the end of said member 52 lies within the recess-51, thereby permitting the spindle 50 and roller 27 to be removed only when the door 47 is opened. When the roller 27 is in position, it is driven from the roller 25 through .gears 31, 52, 53 and 54, and a gear 55 attached to the roller 27. The roller 27 is, therefore, rotated simultaneously with the rollers 16 and 25 and to compensate for the varying size of the roll of paper on the roller 27, the following friction device is mounted between the gears 52 and 53. The gears 52 and 53 are freely mounted on a stud 56 and mounted between the same is a fiber friction disk 57. The disk 57 is pressed between the gears 52 and 53 by a spring 58. Mounted between the gear 53 and the spring 58 are two plates 59, which receive 'ball bearings 60. This arrangement permits the slippage between the gears 52 and 53 to be assumed entirely by the friction disk 56.

While I have with some particularity and minuteness described the various elements, it will be understood that I do not wish to be limited to unessential details as these, it is clear, may be varied without departing fromthe invention as embodied within the scope of the claim. I claim I In an autographic register, aframe having an opening in the top thereof and an end door, means for supporting paper rolls therein the webs of which are exposed beneath said opening, a main feed roller engaging the webs of two of said paper rolls,

means for actuatin said main feed roller, a pair of auxiliary eed rollers engaging the Web of another of said paper rolls, means for actuating said auxiliary feed rollers from the main feed roller, means for separating said last named feed rollers comprising levers engaging the ends of one of said rollers, a rock shaft engaging said levers, a horizontal bar slidably mounted in operative relation with said rook shaft and said 10 door, whereby said auxiliary roll-separating means is controlled by said door. a

In testimon whereof I afiix my signature, in presence 0 two witnesses.

THEODORE F. SOHIRMER.

Witnesses 

